🕊️ Judges 8

Judges 8 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king.”” Judges 8 opens with these words: “The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They…” The line to keep is Judges 8:18: “Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. Each one resembled the children…” Carry the word “zebah” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Judges 8:18: “Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Judges 8? Then try this: Read “Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered,…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.